Tag: Science and Technology
SCU holds coral reef conference
Threats to the world's coral reefs and ways to avert them will be under the spotlight in Coffs Harbour this weekend.[MORE]
Committee raises questions over carbon capture
A Victorian parliamentary committee has found there are still more questions than answers about the potential of storing carbon in soil.[MORE]
Drinking the Kool Aid at WorldCon
Just like really good science fiction, fantasy and horror stories, sf conventions are about the people. [MORE]
Strange dinosaur remains discovered in Spain
Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet.[MORE]
Dancing queens dig lords of the dance
Scientists reveal the secret to how a man can attract women on the dance floor: it's all in the way he moves his neck, torso and right knee.[MORE]
Farming family gets gong for green innovation
A family of third generation cane growers in north Queensland has received a national sustainability award for their innovation in the industry.[MORE]
The deal that secured blokes from the bush
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Details of $9.9 billion regional package agreed to by Julia Gillard, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor. A round of $1.8 billion in Health and Hospitals Fund to be opened up to regional hospitals onlyA round of $500 million in Education Investment Fund to be reserved for regions$41 million for regional GPs and Aboriginal medical services$66 million to go to regional businesses and workers$173 million for regional schools$1.4 billion for various infrastructure programs$6 billion regional infrastructure program as announced during election campaign$200 million for more affordable homes as announced during election campaignA pledge to keep broadband prices the same regardless of locationRegional areas to be prioritised in construction of National Broadband Network[MORE]
Frying pan chemicals linked to raised cholesterol
US scientists say exposure to chemicals used in non-stick frying pans may raise cholesterol levels in children.[MORE]
Calls to protect devils, kangaroos
Animal rights activists want an end to permits to cull Tasmanian forester kangaroos.[MORE]
Asthma researchers focus on genetics
Researchers are calling on Queensland residents to take part in a study to help identify why people develop asthma.[MORE]
Endangered frogs can repopulate quickly: ecologist
The Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board is trying to encourage more breeding of an endangered frog at wetlands across the region.[MORE]
DNA testing bad news for wildlife traffickers
Despite strict federal and state laws, the illegal wildlife trade is lucrative enough to persist in Australia. [MORE]
Bundaberg gears up for turtle rookery season
Bundaberg North Burnett Tourism says it is aiming to attract more than 4,000 extra visitors to the Mon Repos turtle rookery this season.[MORE]
Cairns forum to present PNG AIDS research
Research into issues affecting Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Pacific Island Nations will be presented at a forum in Cairns in far north Queensland today.[MORE]
Scientists to map carbon effect on Barrier Reef
Scientists are hoping a new study will help predict how rising levels of carbon dioxide will affect the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland.[MORE]
Toxic algae could kill humans, livestock: study
Research into a new toxic blue green algae found in central Queensland waterways shows it could harm humans and kill livestock.[MORE]
Crews free humpback caught in shark net
Marine rescue crews have freed a whale that was entangled in a shark net off the Gold Coast. [MORE]
Uncontrolled fires destroy 'paradise of diversity'
Scientists say many native animal species in Northern Australia are "plunging towards extinction". [MORE]
Screen technology 'rewiring' human brains
A neuroscientist says people's brains are being 'rewired' because of their exposure to screen technology.[MORE]
God didn't create the universe: Hawking
Stephen Hawking says God no longer has any place in theories on the creation of the Universe due to a series of developments in physics.[MORE]
Explosive end for sick whale
Animal experts have used explosives to euthanase an ill humpback whale that washed up onto a sandbar off WA's south-west coast.[MORE]
Lantern find sheds light on Roman in the gloamin'
An intact Roman lantern made of bronze, believed by experts to be the only one of its kind in Britain, has been unearthed in a field by a metal-detecting enthusiast.[MORE]
Hope Asia research trip will save river turtles
A southern Queensland turtle researcher will travel to south Asia next month to study conservation projects for endangered turtles.[MORE]
Australia urged to invest in crop gene banks
The Federal Government is being urged to invest in genetic banks for the nation's crops.[MORE]
Geneticist hopes to improve cattle breeding programs
A Queensland Government scientist says he is conducting new research that could mean big changes to cattle breeding in Queensland.[MORE]
